We now have a page where we will list members personal websites. If you would like to have your page listed send an email to dbush@gci.net and I will add it to the Members Websites page for you.
Category: General
Pay your Membership Dues On Line
If you haven't paid your 2020 membership dues, please get with John/KL1XM. Our dues is one of our main incomes to maintain the club equipment and activities. We are also a 501c3 non-profit club so it is all tax deductible. The web site has an application form for you to fill out under Forms and you can go to the Donate tab and pay by PayPal or Credit Card, if you like. For any other club donations we will provide you a Tax Receipt. Also with all the benefits available thru ARRL, you may be interested in joining it also. You have the choice of 2 magazines now, one for new hams, with your ARRL membership, you also can get good equipment insurance, pod casts on various ham subjects, new equipment evaluations, construction projects, contest, and what ARRL is doing on our behalf with new legislation.
Another item of interest is that we are allowed to use our current meeting venue by donating to the food bank, non-perishable food or paper products. This helps out our Food Bank for the community. And thank you for your donation.
POTA, What is this?
Well POTA is Parks On The Air. Do you want have some fun, well this is it and it good practice for operating away from your home station. A lot of Alaskans like to get into the outdoors, fishing, hunting, hiking, ATVing, boating, or just plain camping. Now it's possible you just want to get away from the hussle and bussle from the city and others for peace and quite. But how would you like to help your state to improve getting folks interested to visit and help our small businesses. Ham operators are always interested in talking up their station, home, and interest you have. Well go to a park, any type and setup your portable station and call CQ CQ POTA, Denali National Park. This winter we held Winter Field Day at Finger Lake and had a blast. Below is a link to a video that tells you all about it. Enjoy. POTA
SOTA-POTA Saturday (PENDING)
Hello group,
Don't forget that this Saturday Alaska VHF+ is doing another Parks on the Air activation, and this time it will also be a Summits on the Air attempt at the same time.
Weather permitting, I will be hiking up a peak called The Hideout, just north of Skilak Lake. The plan is to be on the air for the 2 M SSB net at 0930 and make a few contacts there. I will have a good antenna but will be running QRP, so keep an ear out for a weak signal in the background.
If you can't hear me on VHF then keep an ear on 20 M FT8 around 1030. I'll be switching to that band and mode to make contacts outside of Alaska, but locals should be able to pick me up too.
For Summits on the Air this peak is "KLA/KM-456". It is within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, and counts as K-0149 for that program.
Brandon Clark, KL7BSC
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